Deyfð

Old Norse Dictionary - deyfð

Meaning of Old Norse word "deyfð" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

deyfð
f. (deyfa, u, f.), [Ulf. daubiþa], deafness, N. G. L. i. 228; numbness, having no savour.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚢᚠᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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